4th - 9th May

The Great Snipe in the Chania area still present on the 5th

The Red-footed Falcons depart, in come the eagles, Eleonora's Falcon and Hobby There are good numbers of both cuckoo and Golden Oriole around this year with many seen the end of last week continuing into this one.

Bee-eater continue to pass in small groups of up to twenty birds

Honey Buzzard on the 4th

Groups of both Great Tit and Sardinian Warbler are showing up with their first broods

May 1st-May 3rd

A Great Snipe in the Chania area still present on the 5th

All week in the same area Glossy Ibis and Wood Sandpiper

Whiskered Tern, Souda 3rd

Our Blackbird that had been sitting for two weeks was predated by a Balkan Whip Snake we found the next empty on the 2nd and the snake was spotted curled up under the olive tree with a distinct swelling in its stomach !!!

Moving on to Imbros Gorge in the hope of eagles , we were in for a dissapointment. First bird seen flying throught he gorge a Little Egret, c20 Griffon Vulture, Crag Martin, Wren, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Raven, Woodlark, Woodchat Shrike, Blue Rock Thrush, Greenfinch, Kestrel... Later after dropping Ron off for his hike along the E4 we also had Bee-eater, Cirl Bunting, Blackbird, Sardinian Warbler, Black-eared Wheatear. And so to Aradena Gorge , a calling Hoopoe, and a calling Scops Owl, Blue Rock Thrush, Turtle Dove, Black-eared Wheatear, Griffon Vulture 1. Kestrel. A very poor day for raptors not even a common Buzzard along the whole route !!!!